History Manchu Han Imperial Feast

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1 history

1.1 qing dynasty
1.2 preparation
1.3 meal
1.4 utensils





history
qing dynasty

when manchus conquered china , founded qing dynasty, manchu , han chinese peoples struggled power. kangxi emperor wanted resolve disputes held banquet during 66th birthday celebrations. banquet consisted of manchu , han dishes, officials both ethnic groups attending banquet together. after wuchang uprising, common people learned imperial banquet. original meal served in forbidden city in beijing.


preparation

the meal prepared comprising 6 banquets on 3 days on 300 dishes. altogether there said have been 196 main dishes , 124 snack dishes, total of 320 dishes sampled on 3 days. depending on how dishes counted samples, @ absolute minimum there 108 dishes. emperor, after previewing dishes, gave feast present name. feast divided inner-palace , outer-palace banquets; imperial family , meritorious officials, including han officials above second rank, invited inner-palace banquets. book qianlong era gives detailed description of feast , dishes , ingredients.


the meal

it said there thirty-two delicacies , referring more exotic ingredients used banquet. 8 mountain delicacies includes such dishes camel s hump, bear s paws, monkey s brains, ape s lips, leopard fetuses, rhinoceros tails , deer tendons. 8 land delicacies includes several precious fowls , mushrooms, , 8 sea delicacies includes dried sea cucumbers, shark s fin, bird s nest , others.


some of individual names of dishes within:



snowy palm - bear claw sturgeon
golden eyes , burning brain - bean curd simmered in chicken, duck , cuckoo brains
monkey king , shark - goat brain
monkey brain
egg tart
wensi tofu
dezhou braised chicken
peking duck
shark fin soup
edible bird s nest
dried sea cucumbers
ye wei

utensils

the utensils, food, lavish; majority of utensils finely crafted bronzeware, , porcelainware in shape of many animals designed mechanisms keeping dishes warm throughout meal. in general manchu dishes first sampled, followed han dishes.








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